Most Popular Books by Keith Faulkner

"Brilliant...One of the best books of the season." ASSOCIATED PRESS A triple murder in a Moscow amusement center: three corpses found frozen in the snow, faces and fingers missing. Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is brilliant, sensitive, honest, and cynical about everything except his profession. To identify the victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI, and New York police as he performs the impossible--and tries to stay alive doing it. From the Paperback edition.

This laugh-out-loud funny pop-up book takes on a traditional American tale about a wide-mouth frog and is sure to delight, with each spread featuring a different animal From the Okefenokee Swamp comes a frog with a wide mouth that he just loves to use. He''s particularly interested in the eating habits of other creatures found in the great outdoors, from the blue-feathere bird to a furry brown mouse. Until one day, he meets a big green animal with lots of teeth who finds wide-mouthed frogs simply delicious.

In both of these interactive books, children will enjoy learning. Each spread features lovable animals, familiar objects, and a turning wheel that reveals simple words and pictures. A question is proposed to the child based upon where the wheel is stopped, and the answer is revealed under a lift-the-flap.

Illustrates the application of anatomy to clinical medicine. Covering all body regions, the fifty case studies present graphic, often extensive, examples of anatomical concepts. Eight new cases have been added for the latest edition.

When Elephant and Giraffe disagree over who is bigger, they start an argument over this and other characteristics among their fellow jungle animals. Includes fold-out pages and one pop-up.

When their mother complains about all the lost socks, Max and his brother come up with fantastical reasons for why they are missing.

After Mouse finishes his bananas, he throws away the peels and watches in amusement as the other animals slip and fall on them.

Animals demonstrate the five senses--hearing, taste, touch, smell, and sight--through a series of pull-tab examples.

Through fold-out pages and colorful pop-ups, youngsters can help Santa, who can''t see very well, find his missing reindeer as Santa and his elves search the stables, the workshop, and Mrs. Claus'' s kitchen.

It''s Christmas Eve, and the carolers think they see Santa Claus. But it isn''t Santa at all. It''s Mom holding a baby! Christmas warmth abounds in this festive book as the young carolers seem to see Santa, a reindeer, and a snowman when they peek into the windows in their neighborhood. Look through the windows in this acetate-window surprise book to find out what the kids are really seeing. Young readers will be delighted with the guessing game, and they''ll keep turning the pages right to the special surprise at the end.